Chicago community area 8
Near North Side
| City | Chicago, Cook County |
|---|---|
| Corridors | North Branch |
| ZIP codes | 60610, 60611, 60654, 60642 |
| Data as of | CMAP 2026 release |
Near North Side is Chicago community area 8. The City's North Branch industrial corridor covers about 202 acres of it. Industrial land is 77 acres, 4.4% of the area, 28th of the 59 community areas on this site. LEHD counted 186,875 jobs located here in 2023; the 2020 Census counted 106,983 residents. The nearest intermodal rail ramp is 14th Street (Global I), 3.7 mi from the area's centre.
| Corridor | Acres inside Near North Side |
|---|---|
| North Branch | 202 |
Acres computed from the overlap of the City's corridor and community-area boundaries.
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The ZIP code covering most of Near North Side is 60610 (others: 60611, 60654 and 60642). Enter it on the Load Line with your count and grade mix to see whether a pickup is likely to be paid, free or charged.
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What sets Near North Side apart
Transport, utility and right-of-way land (763 acres) outweighs industrial land here, a pattern you see where rail yards, expressways or the river take up much of the map.
More people work in Near North Side than live in it: 186,875 jobs against 106,983 residents.
Sources
- CMAP Community Data Snapshots 2026. Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. Population from the 2020 Census (P.L. 94-171); jobs located in the place from LEHD 2023 (primary jobs); private-sector jobs from IDES Where Workers Work 2025; land use from the CMAP 2023 Land Use Inventory; industrial equalized assessed value from the Illinois Department of Revenue, 2024.
- City of Chicago: Boundaries, Community Areas. Chicago Data Portal.
- City of Chicago: Boundaries, Industrial Corridors (current). Chicago Data Portal, January 2013 corridor boundaries (data table 3tu3-iesz). The City has since revised parts of some corridors under its Industrial Corridor Modernization work; this map shows the published dataset.
- City of Chicago: Boundaries, ZIP Codes. Chicago Data Portal. A ZIP is listed for a community area when it covers at least 10% of the area.
- BTS National Transportation Atlas Database: Intermodal Freight Facilities, Rail TOFC/COFC. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, compiled 2018 and updated July 2022. Distances are straight-line miles from the place's internal point to the facility point.
- Natural Earth 1:10m lakes. Lake Michigan outline for the maps. Public domain.
Last reviewed 2026-10-27. Not legal advice and not a price quote. See how the figures are built.